| 单词 | hollow |
| 释义 | hollow adj., n., v., & adv. --adj 1. a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a depression; sunken (hollow cheeks). 2. (of a sound) echoing, as though made in or on a hollow container. 3. empty; hungry. 4. without significance; meaningless (a hollow triumph). 5. insincere; cynical; false (a hollow laugh; hollow promises). --n 1. a hollow place; a hole. 2. a valley; a basin. --vtr. (often foll. by out) make hollow; excavate. --adv colloq. completely (beaten hollow). Phrases and idioms hollow-eyed with eyes deep sunk. hollow-hearted insincere. hollow square Mil. hist. a body of infantry drawn up in a square with a space in the middle. in the hollow of one's hand entirely subservient to one. Derivatives hollowly adv. hollowness n. Etymology: ME holg, holu, hol(e)we f. OE holh cave, rel. to HOLE |
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